Who is Egianus Kogoya?

Who is Egianus Kogoya?

Armed conflict in Nduga Regency, Papua, continues to occur today. Every conflict that occurs in Nduga Egianus Kogoya always appears. Who exactly was Egianus Kogoya who was considered the figure behind the Nduga conflict?

TNI-Polri officials named Egianus Kogoya as the leader of the Free Papua Organization (OPM) in Nduga. Egianus is considered the most responsible person for the attacks carried out by armed criminal groups.

Egianus Kogoya is an OPM leader who was previously affiliated with the OPM leader Goliath Tabuni in Puncak Jaya Regency. During armed clashes between the TNI and OPM, it was difficult for TNI troops to ascertain Egianus' whereabouts. KKB members are always hiding in the forest, Egianus Kogoya's whereabouts are also difficult to ascertain because they always move where each action.

It is certain that every shooting action in Nduga was carried out by a separatist group led by Egianus Kogoya, the Egianus group put forward a political understanding that was contrary to the government, and this Egianus group refused to recognize the Indonesian government. Until now, Egianus Kogoya's identity cannot be confirmed.

From the information obtained, Egianus was around 17-18 years old, Egianus' father was named Silas Kogoya who was also an OPM figure. However, now his father is dead. Egianus was an educated figure, in contrast to other people who lived in the mountains.

The figure of Egianus Kogoya is considered as the most influential figure in the Free Papua Organization, the TNI-Polri establishes Egianus Kogoya as a terrorist, after seeing his criminal record, Egianus Kogoya is now the most wanted by the security forces.